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A kneeling man in a white shirt, glasses and a small red tilak on his forehead receives an offering from a woman with long dreadlocks wearing a rust-orange wrap and a garland of green leaves and pink flowers. Behind them, standing figures in orange robes and white clothes, one with rudraksha beads, are present. A white name badge is visible on the man's shirt. The scene appears to be a devotional ritual moment in an ashram hall with a striped mat on the floor.

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A seated devotee in white dhoti and shawl with gold bangles and a rudraksha mala kneels with palms pressed together and eyes closed, smiling, while a long-haired figure with dreadlocks, adorned with pink petals and a green-and-pink flower garland, touches his forehead with a raised hand. Behind them a standing person in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and other attendees in white stand nearby. A pink and green floral setting and a gold-accented silver textile are visible. The scene suggests a blessing or puja exchange.2017-02-02A photo of a seated man in white dhoti with a gold-edged border, bare-chested, with a black beaded mala and hands folded in namaskar, eyes closed and smiling. A second person with long dreadlocks and a pink-and-green flower garland, wearing an orange cloth, has a hand placed on the seated man's head in a blessing. Behind them, a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala and others in white stand in a hall with pink petals scattered on the floor.2017-02-02July 10 20092009-07-10A photograph of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti-style garment with rudraksha mala, hands folded at his chest with eyes closed, receiving a blessing as a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a reddish-brown shawl draped over bare upper body raises his right hand toward the devotee's forehead. The blessing figure has white markings on his forehead and wears a rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, several people in white clothing hold pink and white flower garlands, and a gold-trimmed ceremonial setting with a wooden box is visible at right. A devotee in white with a grey head stands at left. Scene suggests initiation or darshan in a satsang setting.2017-04-23A photograph of a seated man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a black rudraksha mala and a gold chain, bowing with palms joined in namaskar while another person's hand rests on his head in blessing. The blessing figure has long dark dreadlocked hair decorated with pink rose petals and a green leaf garland, and wears a rust-red garment. A bearded man in the background wears a gray shirt and gold chain, and a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Other people in white clothes stand in the room, and a silver-framed object appears at the right edge. The photo is watermarked as archive material in the corner.2017-02-02A photograph of a devotee in a white short-sleeved shirt kneeling with cupped hands and a lime in each hand, while a robed figure with long dreadlocks and a large garland of white jasmine, red and pink flowers and green leaves touches the devotee's forehead. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands and watches, and other attendees in shirts and lanyards are nearby. The setting appears to be an indoor hall.2017-02-19A photo of a bald man in a white shirt kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling tearfully, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a man in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala stands with a hand on his shoulder. In the foreground, blurred women with flowers in their hair and pink-and-green floral garlands face him, and other people in white stand nearby. The scene suggests a devotional darshan or blessing ceremony.2017-02-02A man in a mustard-yellow polo shirt kneels with eyes closed and palms pressed together at his chest, wearing a wristwatch and a red thread on his wrist, a small red tilak on his forehead. A bare-shouldered robed figure in dark red-brown cloth with long dreadlocked hair reaches to touch his head in blessing, the figure wrapped in a flowered garland of red and green blossoms. Behind them stands a person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and figures in white clothing stand in the background of an indoor hall with a patterned floor. A partly visible orange fruit sits at the bottom edge. The kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing, and the blessing giver is a sannyasi.2017-02-02A photograph inside a hall with people and a blurred crowd behind. A man in orange cloth, bare-chested with a draped orange wrap, a white horizontal forehead band with a red dot, and red-and-white garlands and rudraksha malas, presses his right palm onto the head of a man in a white shirt with dark-rimmed glasses, who bows forward. A bystander in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala watches at left, and a man with a red tilak stands nearby. Multiple bracelets and a sprig of green leaves are visible. The orange-clad figure has a shaved-free, swept dark hairstyle and his features are not clearly distinct enough to confirm identity, so the a person candidate is uncertain.2012-10-09A photograph of a devotional blessing in a hall. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels with his palms joined, head bowed, while a figure in a rust-orange wrap with long dark dreadlocks, a green-and-pink floral garland, and a dark bead necklace places a hand on his head. Other attendees in white and a woman in red-orange stand or sit nearby, and a standing person in orange holds a rudraksha mala. Colourful mats and white-clad people fill the background.2017-02-02March 13 20132013-03-13January 03 20152015-01-03